October 15, 2012

D I Y / Leather Paneled Beanie

Nº1
Start out by tracing the beanie with a pen on the back side of the leather. Now put the beanie on, exactly in the position that you would wear it and measure how much of it is sticking out on the top, with me that was only 5 cm. Mark 5 cm from the top of the outline you just drew on the leather. Now put the measuring tape around your head over the bottom fold of the beanie. Divide this measurement by half and mark this next to the outline of the beanie you drew on the leather. Sketch a half circle between these 3 points. Draw two diagonal lines where the lines of the half circle and the ones from the traced beanie meet. (If you look at the pattern I drew, this whole step might make more sense.)

Nº2
Cut out the leather and make two slits on the diagonal lines. Try it out a couple of times and make the darts wider by cutting little bits at a time until they allow the leather to shape like the knit. It is very important that it is a thin and very supple kind of leather. You can also leave the leather in lukewarm water for 30 minutes to make it more bendable.

Nº3
You can sew leather with a small or regular sewing machine if you do it very slowly with a good quality thread. Sew on the leather panel on the top and the sides but let the cutout darts loose so that there is room left for movement. I love that you can see the folds in the fabric in between these cutout triangles.

When I saw the preview picture yesterday on your facebook I new it's gonna be something amazing! I love every DIY you make, especially with leather. I haven't ever seen a leather beanie and I find it so original ! I wouldn't be surprised if some brand would copy that idea again :)

This is by far the CHICEST beanie I've seen amongst all the beanie trends that has been floating around. To be honest, until I've seen your version I wasn't so sure about this trend, but now, I'm on the look out for LEATHER or FUR beanies.... Whenever I don't know what fabric to use, I always seem to turn to nature, and by nature, I mean animal skins.... lol.

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Such a cool idea! And it's so simple. We love your blog, we've follow you on Facebook, but now that we have an blog we can keep in touch with you more closelly :)Congrats for the blog, keep giving us the interesting white.

Ooooh!Fall is in the air (for the people lucky enough to actually have 4 different seasons) and winter is around the corner! Nothing better than a little beanie to cover your head and keep your ears toasty This leather paneled beanie is so YOU, Ivania! It's clean and pretty with that nice hint of "somethingness". Thanks for sharing this little tutorial with us!Now if only you could teach me how to wear a beanie without getting terrible hat hair... :D

Oh and by the way, you look stunning in these photos! Your skin is just glowing and your eyes are the loveliest shade of grayish blue EVER! <3